Trump’s Health Collapses as Intervention Needed…

20 Sep 2026 · 19 min · 9 chapters

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In short

The host claims Donald Trump is physically and cognitively deteriorating and describes an “intervention” by close friends, using alleged clips/data points from recent public appearances. The episode also links this to broader concerns about Europe and Russia.

Guests (named)

Pat Boone (singer, 92; claims he voted for Trump and says Trump looks tired, should “go away,” and should be quiet for days). Bill O’Reilly (TV host; says he’s known Trump 35 years and advises Trump to take a month off and relax).

Key claims

Trump has mini-strokes, is “falling asleep,” has a “rotting” hand, and is declining fast; friends describe his behavior as immature/tantrum-like.

Notable examples

Oval Office press conference behavior (hand, falling asleep), hot-mic “hand size” comment, claims about Greenland control, and friends’ advice to stop talking/seek a breather.

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Chapters

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Trump's Health Decline

1:58 to 2:12

Examine recent concerns about Donald Trump's physical and cognitive health.

“I'm Serena Williams, and I'm healthier on Roe.”

Trump's Health Decline

2:29 to 3:08

Examine recent concerns about Donald Trump's physical and cognitive health.

“Donald Trump's close friends are doing an intervention over his health.”

Public Perception and Media

3:08 to 4:50

Discuss public observations of Trump's behavior and media coverage.

“But I want to show you some data points here as Donald Trump's physical and cognitive deterioration is reaching even new levels.”

Trump's Unusual Remarks

4:50 to 7:12

Analyze Trump's bizarre comments during various press conferences.

“Our state partners have shared with us that they expect this to help them expand access.”

Advice from Friends

7:12 to 11:28

Hear advice from Trump's friends regarding his health and behavior.

“show you, I'm not going to show you that many more of these clips.”

Reflections on Trump's Health

14:00 to 14:44

Discussion about Trump’s declining health and the importance of rest.

“45, maybe early 40s when I met him in New York City.”

Respect for the Office of the Presidency

14:44 to 15:22

The hosts express respect for past and present presidents, emphasizing the importance of the office.

“But you can do that on the phone and you can do that with your people coming.”

Global Implications of Trump's Weakness

15:22 to 16:43

Analysis of how Trump’s perceived weakness is affecting global politics, particularly the Russian threat.

“And this is also manifesting in ways that are very concerning also in terms of what we see happening in Europe right now.”

Visualizing Trump's Worldview

16:43 to 17:15

Discussion about a map representing Trump's worldview, highlighting its absurdity.

“I'm going to do an, I did another video on this tonight.”
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2:29Ben Meiselas:It's getting significantly worse now. Donald Trump's close friends are doing an intervention over his health. I will share with you what one of Donald Trump's close friends just published online, trying to intervene and tell Donald Trump, you need to just go away for a little bit. You're not well. You are clearly physically and cognitively declining. And Donald Trump's friend or someone who says he's Donald Trump's friend, who's actually 92 years old, tells Donald Trump, listen, I know what I'm talking about here. You are declining fast. I'll get to that in a moment. So stay tuned. But I want to show you some data points here as Donald Trump's physical and cognitive deterioration is reaching even new levels.

3:23Ben Meiselas:When Donald Trump left Ireland, you saw how he walked when he was there. I mean, just look, it looks like he has a brace on his left foot. And we've seen these conditions appearing that he's had these mini strokes and appearing that he's really struggling to even just make it through the day when he landed back in Washington, D.C. And he's been traveling on Qatari Air Force One. He looked deeply unwell, like he was going to pass out at any moment. You can see his hand. And when Donald Trump was delivering a press conference on Friday in the Oval Office, he would keep looking at his hand. His hand is clearly rotting away.

4:06Ben Meiselas:We saw what it looks like. And some people have surmised that that's where he's getting injections. Whatever the case, take a look at him looking at his hand, just so you can see for yourself. Play this clip. And spread them through the nation. Just to put it in context, it's 50 states, every single state. Not surprisingly, on Friday in the Oval Office during this press conference, which was yet another press conference about Donald Trump attacking vaccines. It seems like every three or four days he holds one of these press conferences with RFK attacking vaccines. You can see Donald Trump over here falling asleep yet again.

4:44Ben Meiselas:Play this clip. 64 billion dollars that President Trump said. That's money back into states budgets to fund other needed priorities. Our state partners have shared with us that they expect this to help them expand access. When the press conference ended, all Donald Trump wanted to talk about was the hand size of the people around him. He was caught on a hot mic talking about people's hand sizes. Here, play this clip. Okay, look at the hands. I got that for you. I'll take. Now, even during that Oval Office press conference, Donald Trump wanted to talk about last year's United Nations trip, where he says that they intentionally sabotaged him by turning off the escalator.

5:26Ben Meiselas:And in a very bizarre moment, he talks about how he had to grab Melania's butt. And he says, I had to grab it very strong. I was able to grab her back. Another part. It was a little lower than the back. I had to grab her butt basically here playing this clip.

6:10that unless somebody wants. And then I got up to make my speech and I said, I don't have a teleprompter. Can you imagine? And I think I spoke very well. Nice to have a president that doesn't need a teleprompter.

6:27Ben Meiselas:And again, this follows Donald Trump's incredibly deranged speech at the airport in North Carolina, where he again bragged about his cognitive exams. And he said, because he said$1 ,776 and he came up with that number. He's a high IQ person. I mean, this is really sick. Here, play this clip. Came out to my desk, sir, we can give$1 ,775. I looked at the number and I said, wait a minute. For$1 more, you're$1 ,776, which is pretty good. I was quite impressed with my intelligence. I'm a high IQ person after all. I'm going to get to the intervention in just a moment. So just stay tuned. I just, I'm trying to show you, I'm not going to show you that many more of these clips.

7:15Ben Meiselas:I'm just building a foundation of what's taking place here on Friday. Donald Trump says that we're going to be demanding that drug companies respect a certain situation, the situation of autism. He says, then he goes on to lies about, I don't know, people having 87 shots and you need 20 % here. And who even knows what he's talking about here play this clip. We're also going to be recommending, not recommending, demanding to drug companies with respect to a certain situation. Maybe you want to mention that, discuss it, but the autism that they make their doses in 20 % shots. So you have shot one, shot two shot three shot four shot five and then when rfk jr started talking trump turns around to him and then talks about how big rfk jr's chest is and how much donald trump loves his tie here i'll show you what he says let's play this clip yeah i mean i want to thank again mr president for your leadership on this for getting these deals across the finish line by the way i love his tie.

8:27I want to get a nice thin, where do you get a tie like that? It's the thinnest tie, it's almost like a rope. Well, he wants to show off his chest. See, I know that's the big difference. Okay, go ahead, Bob. But now we're going to pass those savings that we achieved through these 26 MS...

8:47Ben Meiselas:Of course, throughout the day, Trump ranting and raving like a lunatic, posting that he banned CNN, Politico, MSNOW from being in the White House and that he was going to also ban New York Times and Washington Post. Then Donald Trump says that the United States has taken permanent control over Greenland. I guess the U.S. did a deal with Greenland that doesn't say the U.S. has permanent control. Essentially, almost word for word, it's the same deal the United States struck in 1955, which is still in effect today, that the U.S. has rights to use air bases in Greenland. And there's some shared resources consistent with sovereignty rights of Greenland, which is still part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

9:37Ben Meiselas:But there's no, like literally, there's no change from the 1951 U.S. agreement with Greenland and the thing that Donald Trump did. But Trump says, we've taken control of it. We've taken control of it. I want to share with you what Congresswoman Beatty, she sued Donald Trump and she's been succeeding in her lawsuit against Donald Trump regarding the Kennedy Center. She described this week how Donald Trump behaved on a phone call. And again, this is going to Donald Trump's cognitive and physical rot. Here's which he says play this clip. What he is proposing is unlawful, and he just shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

10:16And if he thought trying to bully me was going to stop me from standing up for what's right, he picked the wrong person. A source described the call as effing crazy. I mean, maybe you only use that language, but is that essentially how you would describe what happened today? I probably wouldn't use that language, but I understand what the person was saying. I think it would be unthinkable for someone to hear a president using the language that he used. He threw a tantrum. It was like an immature child. I wouldn't even want to put this on a child. It was just being very, in my opinion, very immature, shouting, calling names, stating facts.

11:00He doesn't really know anything about me. And I looked to the board and said, are we really going to do this? This is very unprofessional.

11:07Ben Meiselas:Let me bring you in Pat Boone. Pat Boone, singer, 92 years old now, considers himself a good friend of Donald Trump. He says he has advice for Donald Trump. He says, Donald, you look very tired. You're wearing out. The pressure is getting to you. You need to just stop it. You need to go away. Here, play this clip. Hello, Mr. President, Pat Boone here. Been a while since I spoke to you or about you. But really, I feel like I am your friend. I voted for you back when you were running for president and you were calling people's names in the debates. I cautioned you that you should not be doing something that makes you sound like a schoolboy on the playground.

11:53But if you want to be president, you should sound like a president and be presidential. Well, you did not take my advice much at the time, but you've done a lot of things in the meanwhile. However, right now, I feel like you're very tired, and I'm worried that many of us haven't prayed enough for you because I think you're wearing out, and you're feeling the pressure and expressing yourself in ways that are not becoming to you. They're not presidential. So may I recommend something very highly that you be quiet, that you quit talking about the things that you want people to be proud of. Let them discover those things for themselves.

12:36And also, please be polite to women and quit calling names. And I would like to suggest that for the press to try something, to not say anything at all about you for a couple of days. Don't even come to a press conference. Of course, you're not wanting many of them to be there anyway, so let it be empty. Let there be nobody to ask you any questions, nobody to hear what you want to say or possibly brag about. And then as you hear nothing, the deafening roar of silence, it may convince you that being like Ronald Reagan and using a sense of humor, as well as being very polite and respectful, will get you more hearers, better reporting, more support while there is still time.

13:32I say this as a friend. Try for just a little while to be quiet.

13:37Ben Meiselas:And this was similar to what Donald Trump's other friend, Bill O 'Reilly, had to say. Remember what Bill O 'Reilly had to say? Same thing. Here's what Bill O 'Reilly said. Let's play it. Of the day, as you know, I've known the president of 35 years and he's 80 years old right now. OK, so that puts him, if I can do the math quickly, 45, maybe early 40s when I met him in New York City. Now, I've noticed that he is hunting over a little bit. And that's normal. You get older, every malady in the world is going to visit you. I can't even bore you with the stuff I got to deal with. And I was actually feeling sorry for myself the other day.

14:26I never do that. But I mean, this and that, blood tests, that. But I know as the president was a little. So my advice to Donald Trump is to take the next month off if you can. Get into an environment where you like golf and relax a little bit. You got to deal with Iran. I understand that. Everybody understands it. But you can do that on the phone and you can do that with your people coming. But need a breather. I need a breather and I'm going to build it into August. But he needs a breather much more than I do. OK, so we wish the best for not only President Trump, at all the presidents, even Bill Biden, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, always respected the office.

15:20I did. Always. If you're reconfronting them.

15:23Ben Meiselas:Yeah, he's deeply, deeply sick. And this is also manifesting in ways that are very concerning also in terms of what we see happening in Europe right now. In a very short period of time, we've seen people recognizing, I think, that Donald Trump is both weak and that he's cognitively and physically rotting away. And so just take a look at these developments. And I think it's important to note. In the last two days, French President Emmanuel Macron summoned the party leaders to warn them about a Russian threat. Prime Minister Tuska Poland warned of Russian missiles hitting European territory, with the president talking about Poland using its territory.

16:05Ben Meiselas:Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, warned of decisive months, if not weeks for the freedom of europe lying from the freedom of europe lying ahead of us and sending euro fighters to latvia you have finland's president stube says that we need to prepare for drone and sabotage attacks you have estonian prime minister kristen mccall says estonia is ready to shut its border with russia immediately if a general mobilization is declared the uk says they're opening up their war books and people should start preparing rations as though there's World War III. That's going to happen. I'm going to do an, I did another video on this tonight.

16:46Ben Meiselas:And then there's this map right here. People say this is how Donald Trump actually sees the world. Me, Putin, and she with crayons. This isn't actually something that Donald Trump wrote, but I think we could all agree this does look like something that Trump would do. And this is how he sadly sees the world right now. And it's deeply, deeply sick and disturbing, but he's a sick and disturbing individual. I give you those data points. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thank you for watching. Before you go, our book WTF America is available for pre-order now.

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17:33Thank you.

From the publisher

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the renewed questions surrounding Donald Trump’s health and public appearances, as Trump’s longtime friend Pat Boone calls for an intervention and other longtime allies, including Bill O’Reilly, have publicly urged Trump to take time off. Meiselas examines the latest public appearances, the concerns being raised, and the White House’s statements about Trump’s health.

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